Odds and Ends, Nov. 9
A quick roundup of the Election Day news as the dust settles.
Minneapolis
Defund the Police Fiasco in Minneapolis Takes Down Pro-Defund City Council Members
The CBS News affiliate in Minneapolis has the report.
Mostly Good News on Ballot Proposals
Voters across the country cast their ballots not only for candidates but also for a variety of ballot proposals, initiatives, referenda, and propositions.
Minneapolis Anti-Police Referendum Defeated
To give you an idea of how progressive Minneapolis is, the same voters who shot down the anti-police referendum approved a referendum to allow rent control.
Minneapolis Voters Reject Plan to Disband City’s Police Department
It is the most direct referendum yet on the Left’s post-George Floyd anti-police message.
‘No’ on Minneapolis’s Anti-police Ballot Measure
A clear rejection by voters in hyper-progressive Minneapolis has the potential to drive a stake through the radical anti-cop movement nationwide.
Minneapolis to Vote on Defunding the Police as Crime Soars
A former city councilman who has experienced the rise in crime firsthand is warning Democrats against defunding the police.
Minneapolis Police to End Traffic Stops for ‘Lesser Violations’ to Conserve Resources
Minneapolis police officers no longer will stop drivers ‘for offenses like expired tabs, an item dangling from a mirror, or an expired license.’
Minnesota Sees Record Numbers of Murders, Assaults on Police in 2020
Police recorded 185 murders throughout the state in 2020, breaking the previous record of 183 set in 1995.
One Year after Riots, Twin Cities Marked by Lawlessness, Racial Division
Minnesota, once held up as the progressive ideal, is teetering on the edge.